Karim Abdel Gawad

Karim Abdel Gawad

Karim Abdel Gawad at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships
Nickname(s)	The Baby Faced Assassin
Country	Egypt
Residence	Cairo, Egypt
Born	(1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 Alexandria, Egypt
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Turned Pro	2008
Retired	Active
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Hisham El Attar
Racquet used	Harrow
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (May, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 5 (March, 2018)
Title(s)	13
Tour final(s)	18
World Open	W (2016)
Last updated on: March, 2018.

Karim Abdel Gawad, (born July 30, 1991 in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who has represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in May 2017.^[1][2]

In November 2016, he won the 2016 World Open Squash Championship in Cairo in Egypt against Ramy Ashour. He became the third Egyptian to win the World Championship after Amr Shabana and Ramy Ashour.

World Open final appearances

1 title & 0 runner-up

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2016	Cairo, Egypt	Ramy Ashour	5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 2-1 (retired)

Major World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic: 1 finals (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	12-10, 13-15, 11-7

Hong Kong Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2016	Ramy Ashour	11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6

Al-Ahram International: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2016	Ali Farag	11-4, 11-7, 11-5[3]

References

External links

• Karim Abdel Gawad profile from PSA (archived)
• Karim Abdel Gawad profile from SquashInfo